A Scoping Review in Speech Pathology and Applications to Future Health Disparity Research Questions

Abstract

Record ID: 163

Program Affiliation: Capstone

Presentation Type: Poster

Abstract: How do you know when a scoping review is a good fit for your literature review? As an undergraduate student, I participated in a project where our goal was to analyze commonly employed methodologies used to assess gender perception in speech, demographic characteristics of listeners that have been recorded, and the types of speech samples being utilized to investigate gender perception for speech pathology. However, there are many literature review styles to choose from before moving forward with a project or idea. We found that a scoping review would be the most appropriate tool to meet our goals because it highlights literature in emerging areas of science that have not been reviewed. A scoping review assesses the potential scope of research done about a certain topic in hopes of retrieving evidence on the team's research topics. To conduct our scoping review, we used the software, Covidence, which allows reviewers to complete article screening and data extraction quickly and flexibly. Articles went through multiple stages, abstract and title screening, full-text screening, and data extraction, to be filtered and eventually included in our findings. Through this experience in reviewing literature, I have gained knowledge on the benefits and disadvantages of scoping reviews, how to navigate through research article sections, and how to create a thought pattern that seeks out information for future research questions related to health disparities.